The Proposition (2005)

Synopsis

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

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Cast

• Guy Pearce as Charlie Burns
• Ray Winstone as Captain Morris Stanley
• Danny Huston as Arthur Burns
• Emily Watson as Martha Stanley
• David Wenham as Eden Fletcher
• Richard Wilson as Mike Burns
• John Hurt as Jellon Lamb
• Noah Taylor as Brian O'Leary
• Robert Morgan as Sergeant Lawrence
• Jeremy Madrona as Asian Prostitute

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